Sanitary rack for milk can covers



Feb. 27, 1945. ,M, 0. ENG

SANITARY RACK FOR MILK CAN COVERS Filed May 20, 1944 INVENTOR MARTIN 0. ENG

\ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 27, 1945 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE SANITARY RACK Fon MILK CAN COVERS Martin 0. Eng, Cambridge, Wis. Application May 20, 1944, Serial No. 536,562

1 Claim.

My invention refers to milk can-top supporting racks and it has for its object to provide a simple, durable and sanitary can-top holder, which will support a gang of covers by resting the same on the extreme edges of the dished cantop cover whereby a support is obtained with a minimum contact, to insure the covers from contamination, the pair of rails preventing the slip cover necks from engaging with the rails in a lateral direction, the rack permitting said covers to be either slipped into place upon the rails endwise or dropped down upon the same from the top.

With the above and other minor objects in view, the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawing and subsequently claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l represents a side elevation of a rack embodying the features of my invention, parts being broken away and in section to more clearly illustrate structural features.

Figure 2 a plan view of the same. And

Figure 3 a cross section taken upon line 3.3 of Figure l.

Referring by characters to the drawing, I, I indicate parallel rails having double flanges 2,

2. The inner flanges serving as supports for a gang of milk can-top covers A.

The rails may be of any desired length for the accommodation of a gang of cover tops and the said rails are connected at their front and rear portions by retaining straps 3, 3, which straps are secured to the top surfaces of the rails by riveting or brazing.-

In practice the rack is abutted against, the wall B to which it is secured by a brace rod 4,

v one end of which is secured to the front strap 3 with its rear end suitably fastened to the wall.

In order to prevent swaying of the rack, anchor nails 5 extending from the wall, engage the underside of the rear strap 3. Obviously any suitable means, other than that described, may be utilized for securing the rack to a fixed body or wall.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that a gang of can-tops may be quickly suspended between the rails and particular attention is directed to the factthat the crowned or curved tops 6 of the can-tops engage their ex-- treme circular edges, with the associated rail fla ges, whereby said edges will only contact the be held from engagement or contact with the edges of the associated rail flanges 2.

It will also be noted that the rail flanges 2 are slightly inclined downwardly, whereby the resting points of the covers will only extend a short distance with reference to the circular 1 edges.

As indicated in Figure 2 of the drawing, a

series of comparatively short racks may be associated and secured to the wall, and, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, the outer flange of a second rack may be spaced properly with relation to the first rack whereby the associated outer rail flange will serve as an additional rack for a group of milk can cover tops.

While, I have shown and described a simple exempliflcation of my invention minutely as to detail, it will be understood that such details will be constructed as called for in the claim.

I claim: A supporting rack for milk can covers consisting of a pair of parallel rails, each rail having coextensive with'its length a lateral downwardly inclined flange projecting from each of its sides and adapted to support can covers by engaging the edges of the cover tops, front and rear cross straps securing the rails together and securing means for the rack including a central rodsecured to the front strap and adapted to be secured to a wall, and the under face of the rear strap adapted to engage pins extending from a wall. I

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